WO2006119252A3 - Ultrathin nanoscale membranes, methods of making, and uses thereof - Google Patents

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WO2006119252A3
WO2006119252A3 PCT/US2006/016744 US2006016744W WO2006119252A3 WO 2006119252 A3 WO2006119252 A3 WO 2006119252A3 US 2006016744 W US2006016744 W US 2006016744W WO 2006119252 A3 WO2006119252 A3 WO 2006119252A3
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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A nanoscale membrane exposed on opposite sides thereof and having an average thickness of less than about 100 nm, and a lateral length to thickness aspect ratio that is more than 10,000 to 1 is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making such membranes, and use thereof in a number of devices including fuel cells, sensor devices, electrospray devices, and supports for examining a sample under electron microscopy.
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